Hi all,
I have a very strange problem that is occurring, possible someone out there in Domino Land has seen something similar.
I have been having trouble with our lotus notes users not be able to invite external users on Outlook to meetings, because the ical conversion doesn’t seem to happen exactly correctly. Interestly enough I have a few users who it does work for, and after some investigation I have found some very strange things happening.
I took a copy a users mail file who the could correctly invite an outlook user to a meeting, and a copy of the mail file of a user who could not. I gave myself access to both mail files and turn the router on my server off so I could capture the outbound invitations.
If I send an invitation using my id/on my pc from 1 mail file the mime/ical stream that is sent out is totally different from the other mail file. Both files are based on the same template (OpenNTF_mail). So I thought there was something weird going on with the design so I created a template from the file that was working and replaced the design of the one that wasn’t with this one, same problem. I then thought it must be profiles. So I wrote some lotusscript (DXL import/export ) to copy over the profiles. Still the same problem…
So I am currently baffled…
I have two mail file, same design, same pc , same user.id. If I to an invite to an internet user from one mail file I get an ical/mime stream that looks like this…
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=“=mixed 001C75C74A256FB9=”
This is a multipart message in MIME format.
–=mixed 001C75C74A256FB9=
Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=“=related 001C75C74A256FB9=”
–=related 001C75C74A256FB9=
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=“=alternative 001C75C74A256FB9=”
–=alternative 001C75C74A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Calendar Entry |
|
|
| |
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Subject |
| Meeting |
| |
| When |
| |
| |
| 03/03/2005 10:30 AM |
| |
| |
| 03/03/2005 11:30 AM |
| |
| |
| |
| Where |
| My Office |
| |
| Chair |
| Simon Hendry/CSC |
| |
| Invitees |
| To (required): test@acme.com |
| cc (optional): |
| |
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
–=alternative 001C75C74A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Disposition: inline
Calendar Entry Meeting Invitation Simon Hendry has invited you to a meeting |
|
|
–=alternative 001C75C74A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/calendar; method=“REQUEST”; charset=“UTF-8”
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
X-LOTUS-CHARSET:UTF-8
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Lotus Development Corporation//NONSGML Notes 6.0//EN
METHOD:REQUEST
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:E. Australia
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:19500101T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:+1000
TZOFFSETTO:+1000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T103000
DTEND;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T113000
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTSTAMP:20050303T051051Z
SEQUENCE:0
ATTENDEE;ROLE=CHAIR;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
;RSVP=FALSE:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE
CLASS:PUBLIC
SUMMARY:Meeting
LOCATION:My Office
ORGANIZER;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
UID:A2CA244AF2EB21994A256FB9001C696F-Lotus_Notes_Generated
X-LOTUS-BROADCAST:FALSE
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-SEQ:1
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-WISL:$S:1;$L:1;$B:1;$R:1;$E:1
X-LOTUS-NOTESVERSION:2
X-LOTUS-NOTICETYPE:I
X-LOTUS-CHILD_UID:A2CA244AF2EB21994A256FB9001C696F
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
–=alternative 001C75C74A256FB9=–
–=related 001C75C74A256FB9=
Content-Type: image/gif; name=ecblank.gif
Content-Disposition: inline; filename=ecblank.gif
Content-ID: <10__=C5BBE52ADF8FEFFF8f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
R0lGODlhEAABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAQAAEAAAIEjI8ZBQA7
–=related 001C75C74A256FB9=–
–=mixed 001C75C74A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/calendar; method=“REQUEST”; charset=“UTF-8”; name=“c151051.ics”
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=“c151051.ics”
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
X-LOTUS-CHARSET:UTF-8
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Lotus Development Corporation//NONSGML Notes 6.0//EN
METHOD:REQUEST
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:E. Australia
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:19500101T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:+1000
TZOFFSETTO:+1000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T103000
DTEND;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T113000
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTSTAMP:20050303T051051Z
SEQUENCE:0
ATTENDEE;ROLE=CHAIR;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
;RSVP=FALSE:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE
CLASS:PUBLIC
SUMMARY:Meeting
LOCATION:My Office
ORGANIZER;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
UID:A2CA244AF2EB21994A256FB9001C696F-Lotus_Notes_Generated
X-LOTUS-BROADCAST:FALSE
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-SEQ:1
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-WISL:$S:1;$L:1;$B:1;$R:1;$E:1
X-LOTUS-NOTESVERSION:2
X-LOTUS-NOTICETYPE:I
X-LOTUS-CHILD_UID:A2CA244AF2EB21994A256FB9001C696F
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
–=mixed 001C75C74A256FB9=–
If do the same invitation from the other mail file I get an ical/mime stream like this
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=“=mixed 001C7E3E4A256FB9=”
This is a multipart message in MIME format.
–=mixed 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=“=related 001C7E3E4A256FB9=”
–=related 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=“=alternative 001C7E3E4A256FB9=”
–=alternative 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Calendar Entry
----------------------------------------------------------------------=
=
=
Subject Chair =
=
=
Meeting Simon Hen=
dry/CSC
=
=
=
Invitees =
=
=
=
Date Required (to) =
03/03/2005 test@acme=
.com
=
=
Time Optional (cc) =
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (1 =
hour) =
=
=
=
Proposed start =
-1 at =
=
=
Proposed end =
=
-1 at =
=
=
=
=
=
=
Original start =
03/03/2005 at 10:30 =
AM =
=
=
Original end =
03/03/2005 at 11:30 =
AM =
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Where =
=
=
My Office =
=
=
=
–=alternative 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
=| <img src=3D"cid:1=
0__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"= 1" width=3D"12" alt=3D""> | <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE5=
2ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"= 1" alt=3D""> | <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52A=
DF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"12= " alt=3D""> | |
| <img src=3D"cid:1=
0__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"= 1" width=3D"12" alt=3D""> | <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE5=
2ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"= 1" alt=3D"">
| <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52A=
DF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"12= " alt=3D""> | |
| <img src=3D"cid:1=
0__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"= 1" width=3D"12" alt=3D""> | <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE5=
2ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"= 1" alt=3D""> | <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52A=
DF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"12= " alt=3D""> |
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"12" alt=3D"">
| <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE=
52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D= “1” alt=3D""> <img src=3D"cid:20__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" width=3D= “250” height=3D"1" alt=3D""> = <td width=3D"1%" bgcolor=3D"#C8DEE8" valign=3D"middl=e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor= der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"77" alt=3D""> <font size=3D"2" color=3D"#4B6A85">Subject<td width=3D= “100%” bgcolor=3D"#E6EFF4" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5B= BE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D= “1” alt=3D""> dle"><font size=3D"2">Meeting |
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"77" alt=3D"">
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#4B6A85">When<td width=3D"=
100%" bgcolor=3D"#E6EFF4" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BB=
E52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D=
“1” alt=3D"">
" cellpadding=3D"0">
|
<td width=3D"100%" b= gcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8= F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"1" al= t=3D""> <font size=3D"2"> 03/03/2005 <td width=3D"100%" b=gcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8= F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"1" al= t=3D""> <font size=3D"2">10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour)
|
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"77" alt=3D"">
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#4B6A85">Where<td width=3D=
“100%” bgcolor=3D"#E6EFF4" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5B=
BE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D=
“1” alt=3D"">
dle"><font size=3D"2">My Office
2ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"=
1" alt=3D"">
52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D=
“1” alt=3D"">
<img src=3D"cid:30__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" width=3D=
“250” height=3D"1" alt=3D"">
= <td width=3D"1%" bgcolor=3D"#C8DEE8" valign=3D"middl=e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"82" alt=3D"">
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#4B6A85">Chair<td width=3D=
“100%” bgcolor=3D"#E6EFF4" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5B=
BE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D=
“1” alt=3D"">
| <font size=3D"2=
">Simon Hendry/CSC |
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"82" alt=3D"">
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#4B6A85">Invitees<td width=
=3D"100%" bgcolor=3D"#E6EFF4" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3D=
C5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" wid=
th=3D"1" alt=3D"">
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"82" alt=3D"">
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"82" alt=3D"">
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#4B6A85">Required (to)<td width=3D=
“100%” bgcolor=3D"#E6EFF4" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5B=
BE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D=
“1” alt=3D"">
<font size=3D"2">test@acme.com
<td width=3D"1%" bgcolor=3D"#C8DEE8" valign=3D"middl=e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"82" alt=3D"">
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"82" alt=3D"">
<font size=3D"2" color=3D"#4B6A85">Optional (cc)<td width=3D=
“100%” bgcolor=3D"#E6EFF4" valign=3D"middle"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5B=
BE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D=
“1” alt=3D"">
| <img src=3D=
“cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@” border=3D"0" heig= ht=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt=3D""> | |
| <img src=3D=
“cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@” border=3D"0" heig= ht=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt=3D""> | |
| <img src=3D"cid=
:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D= “1” width=3D"82" alt=3D""> | <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BB=
E52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D= “1” alt=3D""> |
“cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@” border=3D"0" heig=
ht=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt=3D"">
9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt=3D"">=
| <img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F=
91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt= =3D"“> |
e"><img src=3D"cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@" bor=
der=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"77" alt=3D"">
| <img src=3D=
“cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@” border=3D"0" heig= ht=3D"1" width=3D"24" alt=3D""> | <img src=3D=
“cid:10__=3DC5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@” border=3D"0" heig= ht=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt=3D""> |
938690918cC5B@" border=3D"0" height=3D"1" width=3D"1" alt=3D"">
–=alternative 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/calendar; method=“REQUEST”; charset=“UTF-8”
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
X-LOTUS-CHARSET:UTF-8
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Lotus Development Corporation//NONSGML Notes 6.0//EN
METHOD:REQUEST
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:E. Australia
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:19500101T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:+1000
TZOFFSETTO:+1000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T103000
DTEND;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T113000
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTSTAMP:20050303T051113Z
SEQUENCE:0
ATTENDEE;ROLE=CHAIR;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
;RSVP=FALSE:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE
CLASS:PUBLIC
SUMMARY:Meeting
LOCATION:My Office
ORGANIZER;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
UID:E38ACC7D57817D204A256FB9001C1702-Lotus_Notes_Generated
X-LOTUS-BROADCAST:FALSE
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-SEQ:1
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-WISL:$S:1;$L:1;$B:1;$R:1;$E:1
X-LOTUS-NOTESVERSION:2
X-LOTUS-NOTICETYPE:I
X-LOTUS-CHILD_UID:E38ACC7D57817D204A256FB9001C1702
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
–=alternative 001C7E3E4A256FB9=–
–=related 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: image/gif; name=ecblank.gif
Content-Disposition: inline; filename=ecblank.gif
Content-ID: <10__=C5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
R0lGODlhEAABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAQAAEAAAIEjI8ZBQA7
–=related 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: image/gif; name=pic11358.gif
Content-Disposition: inline; filename=pic11358.gif
Content-ID: <20__=C5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
R0lGODlh+gABAID/AMDAwAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAD6AAEAAAINhI+py+0Po5y02ovzLQA7
–=related 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: image/gif; name=pic05180.gif
Content-Disposition: inline; filename=pic05180.gif
Content-ID: <30__=C5BBE52ADF8F91928f9e8a93df938690918cC5B@>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
R0lGODlh+gABAID/AMDAwAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAD6AAEAAAINhI+py+0Po5y02ovzLQA7
–=related 001C7E3E4A256FB9=–
–=mixed 001C7E3E4A256FB9=
Content-Type: text/calendar; method=“REQUEST”; charset=“UTF-8”; name=“c151113.ics”
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=“c151113.ics”
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
X-LOTUS-CHARSET:UTF-8
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Lotus Development Corporation//NONSGML Notes 6.0//EN
METHOD:REQUEST
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:E. Australia
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:19500101T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:+1000
TZOFFSETTO:+1000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T103000
DTEND;TZID=“E. Australia”:20050303T113000
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTSTAMP:20050303T051113Z
SEQUENCE:0
ATTENDEE;ROLE=CHAIR;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
;RSVP=FALSE:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE
CLASS:PUBLIC
SUMMARY:Meeting
LOCATION:My Office
ORGANIZER;CN=“Simon Hendry/CSC”
:mailto:simon.hendry@corporatelink.qld.gov.au
UID:E38ACC7D57817D204A256FB9001C1702-Lotus_Notes_Generated
X-LOTUS-BROADCAST:FALSE
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-SEQ:1
X-LOTUS-UPDATE-WISL:$S:1;$L:1;$B:1;$R:1;$E:1
X-LOTUS-NOTESVERSION:2
X-LOTUS-NOTICETYPE:I
X-LOTUS-CHILD_UID:E38ACC7D57817D204A256FB9001C1702
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
–=mixed 001C7E3E4A256FB9=–
As you can see the ICAL attachment and in-line segment look very similar but the html and plain text part are completely different??
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Simon Hendry